NNPC has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery after the seven postponement This is despite the refinery failing to commence operations after about six postponements as of August 2024. Many promises made to Nigerians by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC about the refinery have continued to hit...
Actress Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Okojie, reportedly escapes Assassination A federal lawmaker representing the Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in Edo State, Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt. Okojie, the husband of the actress Mercy Johnson, was reportedly attacked by armed men suspected to be political thugs at his residence in...
Yahaya Bello Leaves EFCC Office Without Interrogation Hours after the widely reported voluntary visit of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office to honour the Commission’s invitation, the law-abiding former governor has left the commission’s office. The gesture is a loud testament Yahaya Bello’s great respect...
Police rearrest inmate who fled Borno prison during flood The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that Abubakar Mohammed, one of the convicts who fled during the collapse of the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in last week’s Maiduguri flood, has been rearrested. Recall that the facility’s fence collapsed during the disaster, allowing about 274 inmates...
The Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools across the state from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. A letter to all boarding school principals signed by the Director, Basic Education Services, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Olufemi Asaolu was sighted by PUNCH correspondent on Friday. A parent, Mrs...
Nigerian Man Convicted in the U.S. Over $198,000 Fraud Scheme in North Dakota Christopher Agbaje, a Nigerian citizen, has been convicted for his role in a fraudulent scheme involving nearly $200,000 against a law firm in North Dakota, USA. The case, prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota, revealed that...
A 25-year-old American man, Tyrese Devon Haspil, the personal assistant turned convicted killer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the brutal murder of his former boss, Fahim Saleh, the founder of Nigerian ride-hailing company Gokada. The relationship between Saleh and Haspil started in 2018 when Saleh hired the young coding prodigy as...
There is no age limit to writing WAEC and NECO — FG The Federal Government says there are no age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC). Speaking in Abuja on Friday, September 6, the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, said the government only restricted...
NLC Demands Immediate Reversal of Petrol Price Hike Amid Fuel Scarcity The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led by President Joe Ajaero, has demanded an immediate reversal of the recent petrol price hike by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The NNPCL has reportedly raised the pump price from ₦568 to as high as ₦897...
19-yr-old native doctor ‘kills’ client while testing ‘odeshi’ charm in Edo Police operatives in Edo have arrested a 19-year-old native doctor, identified as Timothy Dauda, for allegedly shooting one Alex Ezekiel to death. The command’s spokesperson, Moses Yamu, in a statement on Monday, September 2, said the incident happened on August 20 in the Onumu...
